Welcome To Georgetown Ghosts
The spirits of sailors and soldiers have engulfed this seaside town, their otherworldly influence spilling over into its age-old streets and timeworn buildings. Eerie manifestations and bizarre happenings rattle the living within its graveyards and homes, making Georgetown one of America’s most haunting small towns by the sea.
Sunken Vessel and Souls
The waves of a traumatic past continue to pulse within the waters surrounding this seaside town. The energy of a calamitous event still ripples throughout the water, washing Winyah Bay in an unsettling energy.
Embark on a journey with Georgetown Ghosts into this city’s darkest reaches and uncover the chilling nightmare that occurred aboard the USS Harvest Moon. Sunk amidst the Civil War, this Union vessel has never been raised from its murky depths, instead lying in ghostly stillness just offshore.
Listen to the accounts of those who’ve traveled close enough to its submerged walls and discover the inexplicable sounds they’ve come across. Are these the signs of a spirit still trapped inside, or might they be echoes of that horrifying day? Such answers and more await you on a bone-chilling ghost tour with Georgetown Ghosts.
What Will I See?
Visit Georgetown’s Most Haunted Locations, Including:
- Beth Elohim Cemetery – As the state’s second oldest Jewish cemetery, this burial ground holds many renowned figures within its earth. Inside these hallowed grounds, the solemn air is broken with the phantom laughter of a young woman, her joyous peels ringing like a bell.
- DuPre House – This quaint-appearing former bed and breakfast harbors a smoldering past. Two ghosts are said to dwell in this 1740 house, both victims of a fiery fate.
- Cleland House – Within the Cleland House, the spirit of a young woman who died on her wedding day still lingers. The unsuspecting victim of an Egyptian curse, she is sometimes seen in the garden donning the dress she would never wear down the aisle.
A Cemetery Filled With Ghostly Laughter
Can friendship last beyond the grave? A certain ghost in Beth Elohim Cemetery proves a connection strong enough might. Venture with Georgetown Ghosts to a 1700s-era cemetery, where ghostly girlish laughter rings throughout the grounds at night.
Unearth the story behind this giggling phantom and her undying kinship with another Georgetown spirit. Discover why her lively ghost remains in the afterlife, acting as a marked contrast to the darker figures that lurk within this tranquil resting place.
Feel the otherworldly atmosphere of this quiet cemetery and listen to the experiences of those who’ve tended to its tombstones. Tales of its strange lights and inky shadows will send a shiver down your spine on a gripping Georgetown ghost tour.
Why is Georgetown so Haunted?
Seafaring Spirits Flood Its Dwellings
By all accounts, there’s definitely something fishy going on inside a certain house on Prince Street. Within the Bolem House, galoshes squeak and squelch although no human feet trample, and an undeniably sea-like odor wafts through the air at times.
Venture with Georgetown Ghosts to the site of a previous tavern, where a crew of undead sailors seemingly linger. Hear the tales of these briny fishermen who seem dead-set on remaining in their former haunt, whether the current occupants approve or not.
Drink in the startling tales of witnesses who’ve encountered these slicker-wearing spirits and their grizzled appearances as weathered by the elements. Absorb the stories of their salty behavior and curious antics on a spirit-filled ghost tour of Georgetown.
Georgetown’s Most Haunted
With more than 300 years behind it, Georgetown is fated to be as rich with spirits as it is with history. Although you can admire the Kaminski Building from the outside along our tour, you’ll want to enter its doors to see if you can suss out the undead sailor who scrapes its floors. Now the site of an art gallery, those who’ve entered when the property is less busy have heard the sounds of a peg-legged phantom shuffling across the floor, his gait uneven and stilted.
A little farther off, you’ll find the Wedgefield Plantation, a site deserving of a nice stroll whether by day or night. Now a scenic community, these grounds were once the site of a large manor house where a British Loyalist imprisoned patriots. Unfortunately, their freedom required the gruesome death of a guard, resulting in one very grim-looking ghost. A beheaded sentry is said to wander these grounds at twilight, his headless phantom occasionally accompanied by the galloping of horse hooves.
Those allured by haunted houses will wish to return to Highmarket Street. Once the site of the 1790 House Bed and Breakfast Inn, the Pyatt-Doyle House is another location you may desire to spend a little longer gazing at — even if only to see if you spy anything peculiar peering out the windows. A haunting female apparition in blue has been sighted inside this centuries-old dwelling, swaying quietly in her rocking chair with a bundle in her arms.
* This is a walking tour and we do not enter privately-owned buildings or private property *
